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19. Getting Answers
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2021-09-03 22:44:08DANE
It was evening by the time I got off work and I headed straight to the diner. I knew mom would take her break soon and I wanted answers.
It was a cosy place with brick walls, canvases and paintings hung up all around. Some with slogans or quotes and others just artwork. Lanterns hung off the wall and from the ceiling. The tables were heavy wood and there were three battered burnt orange couches to one side. A dartboard stood to the side as well as a huge board where customers could post pictures.
I never understood it, but people loved it. We had never removed anything from it and sometimes years later, people came back to look for their old images. It literally covered almost a full wall. A mix of music was playing from the jukebox and there was a mix of aged people sitting around.
I took a seat on one of the bright coloured chairs and waited to the side with a cup of coffee, watching her rush around. It seemed they were short on a server tonigh
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